Performance Poetica - Bio & Reviews

Bio & Reviews

Creating in today's world, I continue to advocate to expand the arts. I embrace those artistic principles within all communication arts to resolve differences and foster understanding and growth. To practice, in a contemplative way, innovative poetics exploring themes that reveal, resonate, reconstruct and revive the Celtic concept of 'poet as maker'. My vision combines media, performance, and dramatic impact while it continues to explore poetics with modern technology.

PERFORMANCE POETICA ^®

Writing, multi-media poetics, concert poetics
Audio-visual design & production, non-linear & digital formats
Format conversions, MPEG, DV and standard broadcast, NTSC A/V
Producer of the new Hemingway biography, "The Letters" (2000)
Custom designed workshops as well as Artist in Residency programs are available. Some of my programs can be sponsored under the IAC funding guidelines. Contact Arts Tour and Arts & Education representatives for details.

Performance Poetica ^® Reviews:

"Vibrant." Gary Synder, poet

"You are a poet...that in no way limits you." Joseph Campbell, Mythologist, 1980

"One of the best poetic improvisers of our time." Del Close, The Second City Theater, 1981

"Performance CD is one of a kind concert poetics." WBEZ

"Slippery metaphorical mirrors... swirl out of her mouth." Kim Leddy, Columbus Alive Review, 1994

"A communicator... makes a fine teacher. " Paul Sills, Founder of Second City, Story Theater

"Poet in the large sense of the word, her CD and performances, live or broadcast, humanly and spiritually uplifting. " David Magdalene, poet

"Refreshingly authentic." WDNA, Logan, Miami, 1993

"... a voice for the Voiceless." Dougher-Telcik, XS Magazine, South Florida, 1993

"A spontaneous, performance poet and insightful filmmaker, we highly recommend her." Scott Schwar, Executive Director, Ernest Hemingway Foundation, Oak Park. 2000

International Performance Artist. Virgo's work has been published and broadcast. "Performance Poetica" refers to her registered ^® service mark.

Independant Research and Design Consultant.

Sampling of awards & grants: American Film Institute & US Visions - Sony - an Coimisiun le Rinci - Hemingway Foundation Oak Park - Poets & Writers.

Mhaighean Banfhil- Poet Virgo. Rose is also an Independent Scholar. Teacher and Adjudicator Certificates from An Coimisiun le Rinci, Ireland. Published yearly in their World Book. She is on their current Official List of Registered Adjudicators (ADCRG.) Rose is also a member of I.D.T.N.A. and I.D.T.M.A.

Artist in Residency programs are sponsored by the Illinois Arts Council Arts Tour and Arts and Education programs. Application forms can be downloaded HERE. For additional information, please contact Rose Virgo (info. below.)